Urban legends, fireside fables and faery folk cavorting in forests may not sound like a starting point for family drama, but writer-director Fridtjof Ryder begs to differ with Inland, crafting, as he does, an eerie, if disjointed, tale of disconnection, disappearance, and rebirth in this festival film.
Grounded by an intriguing performance from Rory Alexander, Inland has all the hallmarks of a slow-burn character study, with supernatural elements front and center. Flashbacks to childhood encounters with woodland statues open a film that is more sensory than cinematic. An approach that consistently tests attention spans, as scenes are drawn out by static shots and ponderous moments of introspective.
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